Capacity Building: Science

At its 15th Session in 2011, the Commission agreed to further support capacity building activities among its Members by implementing adequate capacity building and support programs. As a result, the IOTC Secretariat has developed a work program that includes science capacity building workshops. The aims of the workshops are to:

improve the level of comprehension among IOTC Members on how the scientific process informs the management of IOTC species and ecosystems

increase the awareness of IOTC Members to their obligations, as stipulated in the Commissions’ Conservation and Management Measures, relevant to the IOTC Science Process.